Animal Welfare Professionals

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

This year, our rescue will continue our work to establish a connection and partnership with community members and businesses.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

This year, our rescue will continue our work to establish a connection and partnership with community members and businesses.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As the volunteer supply lead one, of our goals for 2025 is to create a more efficient process for getting what we need donated. Our short term goal is to manage and organize our supply storage unit. We currently have an issue where we get items donated that we don't need and we have yet to find a solution for what to do with these or how to limit it. 

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Erin Mader
Volunteer
Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary
WI

Original Message:
Sent: 01-01-2025 07:07 AM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: January 2025 Giveaway: Share Your 2025 Goals!

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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As the volunteer supply lead one, of our goals for 2025 is to create a more efficient process for getting what we need donated. Our short term goal is to manage and organize our supply storage unit. We currently have an issue where we get items donated that we don't need and we have yet to find a solution for what to do with these or how to limit it. 

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

When my rescue gets items we can't use, we reach out to our local animal control, other rescues, or the local pet food pantry. For instance, many of our extra blankets/towels go to animal control because their dog kennels are all outdoors

As the volunteer supply lead one, of our goals for 2025 is to create a more efficient process for getting what we need donated. Our short term goal is to manage and organize our supply storage unit. We currently have an issue where we get items donated that we don't need and we have yet to find a solution for what to do with these or how to limit it. 

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

We'd like to continue to step up our TNR and community spay/neuter efforts. We tackled several hoarding situations in 2024, and covered the costs of sterilization. We tried for several spay/neuter grants and unfortunately, only received one small one that didn't go very far. We may dedicate one of our bigger fundraisers exclusively to TNR/spay-neuter.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As in most rural areas, the overpopulation of dogs and cats is an ongoing battle.  With limited availability to resources and veterinarians, pet owners with low to moderate incomes, and shelters and rescues that are overwhelmed and overcrowded, our continued goal is to assist with funding and collaborate with rescues and veterinarians to provide timely and affordable spay and neuter services.  Through state funded grant programs, our organization can received upwards of $10,000 a year to help, but on average this amount of funding may only assist 50 to 100 animals in a year.  Our goal in 2025 is to meet with local city and county governments to seek funding assistance to match these grant funds.  Implementing a government funded program for low income families and colony caretakers to relieve the burden of cost associated with spay and neuter.  In doing so, we can help reduce the overcrowding at our local shelter (which does not have a spay/neuter program or on staff vet), we can mitigate the "free to good home" crisis on social media, and prevent the abandonment of dogs and cats at the local dairies, farms, and deserts.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

Hi, my name is Sonia Love, and I am the owner of Perfectpaws LLC, a small, family-owned for-profit business that has become a cherished community hub for exceptional dog grooming and self-serve dog wash services. At Perfectpaws, our mission is to create a warm, stress-free environment where pets and their owners feel valued, cared for, and part of our family.

As we look ahead to 2025, one of my primary goals is to groom at least 30 shelter dogs annually. Offering free grooming services to local shelter dogs is a cause close to my heart. I've seen firsthand how a simple grooming session can completely transform a dog's appearance and dramatically improve their chances of being adopted. Shelter dogs often arrive frightened and disheveled, but with proper grooming, their true personalities can shine through-making them more appealing to potential adopters.

I am deeply passionate about this initiative because every dog deserves a second chance at love and a forever home. Sometimes, all it takes is a clean coat and a little care to change how they're perceived and give them the dignity and comfort they deserve. Grooming these dogs is my way of giving back, knowing that each groomed dog has a greater chance of finding a family to call their own.

For me, this is about so much more than grooming. It's about changing lives-both the lives of the dogs and the families who welcome them into their homes. Dogs have an extraordinary capacity to love, and it's heartbreaking to think that something as simple as their appearance could stand in the way of finding a forever family.
Using my skills to give these shelter dogs a better chance at happiness is not only my passion but also my purpose. It fills me with immense joy to know that I can help create opportunities for these animals to thrive, heal, and bring joy to others.

I am new to this platform and wanted to share a little information about me as well.

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Sonia Love

Owner

Perfectpaws LLC

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As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

To learn about our 2025 goal you must first learn about 2024.

2024 was our first year of existence.  We are a pet food pantry and a reduced price spay/neuter program (in partnership with a local vet -- we are not a clinic.)  Our mission is to provide this help to seniors, veterans, the disabled and others having financial problems to ensure pets stay in their homes and out of the animal shelters. Our non-profit was the brainchild of two women who met each other while volunteering in the community.  One envisioned a Free Pet Food Pantry (Me!).  The other envisioned Free Spay/Neuter Services.   We discussed the idea in November 2023. Filled out all the legal paperwork in December 2023 and on January 5, 2024 were granted our incorporation and our 501(c)3 status.  It all happened much more quickly than anticipated.  (We both hold full-time jobs and were/are doing this in our "free" time.)  Our charity started in January and we held our first event called the "Love for Pawz Community-Wide Pet Food Donation Drive" the entire month of February.  We reached out to the community asking for businesses who would be interested in serving as drop off locations for pet food donations.  We only expected one or two but were elated to have 11 sites across our county agree to participate.  (We are a small county of 22,000 people with 4 towns.  The smallest of these cities has a population of 750 and the largest a population of 7,000.  Most everyone else lives on farmland.)  The 11 sites were across all cities -- a major accomplishment.  We had fantastic results with 1100 pounds of food collected.  

OUR GOAL FOR 2025 -- We have decided to hold this event annually and have set a goal of 20 sites and collection of 3K pounds of food this year!  As of 1/2/25, we already have 11 sites signed up and we have several more inquiries out.  We set up a page on our website to give the businesses some additional exposure for the goodwill they are providing.  

Website: https://spayedandaid.org/love-for-pawz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ShvVTpVq/

We do not yet have a building that we have clients come to. Instead we hold a mobile distribution once a month and I'm ELATED to announce that in 2024 we fed 3,087 animals in our county!  I don't think that one year ago, sitting in our kitchens talking on the phone and discussing the new charity, we could have ever imagined the success of this endeavor.  It's clear the need is/was there and we are so happy to be seeing our dream become a reality while helping so many people and pets in need.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

To learn about our 2025 goal you must first learn about 2024.

2024 was our first year of existence.  We are a pet food pantry and a reduced price spay/neuter program (in partnership with a local vet -- we are not a clinic.)  Our mission is to provide this help to seniors, veterans, the disabled and others having financial problems to ensure pets stay in their homes and out of the animal shelters. Our non-profit was the brainchild of two women who met each other while volunteering in the community.  One envisioned a Free Pet Food Pantry (Me!).  The other envisioned Free Spay/Neuter Services.   We discussed the idea in November 2023. Filled out all the legal paperwork in December 2023 and on January 5, 2024 were granted our incorporation and our 501(c)3 status.  It all happened much more quickly than anticipated.  (We both hold full-time jobs and were/are doing this in our "free" time.)  Our charity started in January and we held our first event called the "Love for Pawz Community-Wide Pet Food Donation Drive" the entire month of February.  We reached out to the community asking for businesses who would be interested in serving as drop off locations for pet food donations.  We only expected one or two but were elated to have 11 sites across our county agree to participate.  (We are a small county of 22,000 people with 4 towns.  The smallest of these cities has a population of 750 and the largest a population of 7,000.  Most everyone else lives on farmland.)  The 11 sites were across all cities -- a major accomplishment.  We had fantastic results with 1100 pounds of food collected.  

OUR GOAL FOR 2025 -- We have decided to hold this event annually and have set a goal of 20 sites and collection of 3K pounds of food this year!  As of 1/2/25, we already have 11 sites signed up and we have several more inquiries out.  We set up a page on our website to give the businesses some additional exposure for the goodwill they are providing.  

Website: https://spayedandaid.org/love-for-pawz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ShvVTpVq/

We do not yet have a building that we have clients come to. Instead we hold a mobile distribution once a month and I'm ELATED to announce that in 2024 we fed 3,087 animals in our county!  I don't think that one year ago, sitting in our kitchens talking on the phone and discussing the new charity, we could have ever imagined the success of this endeavor.  It's clear the need is/was there and we are so happy to be seeing our dream become a reality while helping so many people and pets in need.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

Our goals for 2025 are:

1) Increase our social media presence(In progress)

2) Ramp up our story telling (In progress)

3) Create an outdoor greenspace for pets & people that promotes increased mobility, education,and community engagement 9/2025.

4) Hire a volunteer coordinator 6/2025

5) Launch our educational workshops by 8/2025

6) Increase our volunteerism by 10%  by 5/2025

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

Michelle,

As Grants Coordinator for The Independent Cat Society in Westville , I support your work.  ICS and our ICSTNR Team  face many of the same challenges and share many goals for the New Year with your group..  Best wishes to you in 2025. 

Our goals for 2025 are:

1) Increase our social media presence(In progress)

2) Ramp up our story telling (In progress)

3) Create an outdoor greenspace for pets & people that promotes increased mobility, education,and community engagement 9/2025.

4) Hire a volunteer coordinator 6/2025

5) Launch our educational workshops by 8/2025

6) Increase our volunteerism by 10%  by 5/2025

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

I was accepted into Karen Pryor Academy's Dog Trainer Professional program (I'll be starting in March!), so my goal will be to complete my certification and use my new skills as a R+ trainer to build cooperative care into our medical SOPs, and provide educational presentations and resources to staff, volunteers, and the public as I progress on my journey to achieve my Vet Tech Specialty in Behaviour. 

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!

📚 We're here to support your journey-check out resources to help you keep pets and people together.
Maddie's Fund offers a wealth of tools, courses, and webinars to help you enhance your knowledge and implement programs that improve animal well-being. From fostering to shelter medicine, there's something for everyone. Check out the Maddie's University catalog to explore new learning opportunities for you and your team or sign up for upcoming Maddie's Insights Webcasts and Weekly Community Conversations to hear what is working for other organizations across the country. 

Together, let's celebrate 30 years of innovation and set the stage for even greater achievements in the year ahead. We can't wait to read about your goals and be inspired by your vision for 2025! #ThanksToMaddie

My goal for our shelter for the year is to, hopefully, make it a bit less stressful for the shelter staff that we currently have. We've had a hard time keeping employees long term for around a year now, so the staff that has remained is being stretched incredibly thin. I hope to build better connections with the community by scheduling helpful and fun events, do more with social media and such to get as many precious babes out of their as we can, and just hopefully do better to help the staff get back to enjoying their jobs at least a little bit more.

As we continue to celebrate three decades of innovation in animal well-being, we're kicking off 2025 with another opportunity to win a $1,000 Cuddly prize pack and take time to reflect, connect and grow as a community.

🌟 What's one goal you have for 2025? 🌟
Whether it's a skill you'd like to develop, a program your organization is planning, or a new way to keep pets and people together, we'd love to hear about it!

💡 Here's what some of our community members are working on this year:

✨ "We're launching a pet food pantry program to support our community members in keeping their pets fed."
✨ "I'm diving into resources to learn more about how to implement low-stress handling techniques."
✨ "Our organization is building a network of foster homes for senior pets."

📢 What about you? Share your 2025 goal in the comments below!

🐾 Enter To Win
When you comment on this thread, you'll automatically be entered into a giveaway for a Cuddly Prize Pack filled with goodies to support your work. PLUS, your participation on this thread makes your organization eligible for a $3,000 grant to help achieve your 2025 goal!